What activity gets you so utterly absorbed that you lose all sense of anything except the process of what you're doing?

For me, it's cooking. I get completely lost in chopping, peeling, frying, simmering, seasoning, broiling, braising, kneading, etc. that I'm almost in an altered state of consciousness. I fucking love it. All of it. Especially when it pays off and I nail something tasty that I've been wanting to try.

Sex and prince!

A nice ass and long legs.

Psychedelics.

rbrpm said:

Sex and prince!

Sex is a given. If that shit doesn't make you forget your name and what planet you're from, you're not doing it right!

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It depends.

If I'm really tired, the TV.

Sometimes it's good music. I'll just sit and listen with my eyes closed.

my work, I hate starting it, since once I start, I have trouble stopping, and then watch out innocent bystanders!!!!

ZombieKitten said:

my work, I hate starting it, since once I start, I have trouble stopping, and then watch out innocent bystanders!!!!

I've been like that with my dissertation lately. I'll start writing and lose track of time.

ZombieKitten said:

my work, I hate starting it, since once I start, I have trouble stopping, and then watch out innocent bystanders!!!!

What do you do?

Innocent bystanders aren't safe around you any time, are they?

nothing.

sorry for the boring answer, but i'm usually thinking of everything except what it is i'm actually doing at the time.

ZombieKitten said:

my work, I hate starting it, since once I start, I have trouble stopping, and then watch out innocent bystanders!!!!

i feel that way too. if i'm in that 'zone' i can get cranky when folks try to interact with me

whistle said:

nothing.

sorry for the boring answer, but i'm usually thinking of everything except what it is i'm actually doing at the time.

Wow.

Your life is spent wishing you were doing something else at all times?

That's sad.

mikey, i'm liking this a little more than i should

MikeyB71 said:

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XxAxX said:

ZombieKitten said:

my work, I hate starting it, since once I start, I have trouble stopping, and then watch out innocent bystanders!!!!

i feel that way too. if i'm in that 'zone' i can get cranky when folks try to interact with me

the ZONE man

PunkMistress said:

whistle said:

nothing.

sorry for the boring answer, but i'm usually thinking of everything except what it is i'm actually doing at the time.

Wow.

Your life is spent wishing you were doing something else at all times?

That's sad.

what can i say? my dreams/ambitions far exceed my actual life. i thought that was true of most folk.

ZombieKitten said:

XxAxX said:

i feel that way too. if i'm in that 'zone' i can get cranky when folks try to interact with me

the ZONE man

time doesn't exist. 9:00 a.m. then suddenly 1:00 p.m then, midnight?

XxAxX said:

ZombieKitten said:

the ZONE man

time doesn't exist. 9:00 a.m. then suddenly 1:00 p.m then, midnight?

did I tell you once I forgot to collect the kids from school because I started something and all of a sudden it was 4pm and 3 kids were tapping on my window

ZombieKitten said:

XxAxX said:

time doesn't exist. 9:00 a.m. then suddenly 1:00 p.m then, midnight?

did I tell you once I forgot to collect the kids from school because I started something and all of a sudden it was 4pm and 3 kids were tapping on my window

i forget to eat, then decide to cook something, then set it on fire because i get distracted and go back to what i was doing. swear, the smoke alarm goes off more than the actual cooking timer...

XxAxX said:

ZombieKitten said:

did I tell you once I forgot to collect the kids from school because I started something and all of a sudden it was 4pm and 3 kids were tapping on my window

i forget to eat, then decide to cook something, then set it on fire because i get distracted and go back to what i was doing. swear, the smoke alarm goes off more than the actual cooking timer...

I made some boiled eggs earlier, like fried water

I've been hypnotized four times. I'll post about it tomorrow, if someone reminds me.

ZombieKitten said:

XxAxX said:

i forget to eat, then decide to cook something, then set it on fire because i get distracted and go back to what i was doing. swear, the smoke alarm goes off more than the actual cooking timer...

I made some boiled eggs earlier, like fried water

i am not alone

RodeoSchro said:

I've been hypnotized four times. I'll post about it tomorrow, if someone reminds me.

you will tell us now!!!!

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those things r hurting my eyes

but 4 me...music

and blue sky...for some reason if its a clear sunny day, and i'm sitting outside enjoying the sun shine...i drift away.....

and oh it's so nice

sailing...hands down... sailing...

Painting.

A really good movie.

whistle said:

PunkMistress said:

Wow.

Your life is spent wishing you were doing something else at all times?

That's sad.

what can i say? my dreams/ambitions far exceed my actual life. i thought that was true of most folk.

Working out, with good music in my ears....also, i can just walk and look at the sky sometimes and feel all happy and forget about things. Doesn't happen a lot, but it's really a great feeling.

Finding old music. Old being relative. I get caught up in the nostalgia and forget everything else.

Writing. I haven't done it in forever, but when I would, time would fly without me noticing.

PunkMistress said:

What activity gets you so utterly absorbed that you lose all sense of anything except the process of what you're doing?

For me, it's cooking. I get completely lost in chopping, peeling, frying, simmering, seasoning, broiling, braising, kneading, etc. that I'm almost in an altered state of consciousness. I fucking love it. All of it. Especially when it pays off and I nail something tasty that I've been wanting to try.

Playing the guitar, especially live somewhere. I was out on a gig Saturday, and during a break some of my bandmates were telling me stuff that had gone on around us.

Stuff had taken place right in front of me, and I'd thought I'd been aware of everything.

A few weeks before this, I was playing elsewhere and realized I was so deep into it that ...

well...

I really like to play. It never gets old.